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Bringing together building knowledge 
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Providing research, testing and information for the building and construction industry 
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Books, bulletins, seminars, study reports, downloads, details and more... 
Build magazine 7991
New Zealand's premier building industry information resource offering impartial expert advice both online and as a hard copy magazine. 
Maintaining my home 2096
Practical advice on how to maintain different parts of your home, and on related issues. 
Maintenance schedules 195
Create a maintenance schedule for a new house, print a copy for the owners, and save a copy for your own files. 
Level 450
The authority on designing and building sustainable homes 
Renovate 320
The technical resource for industry on the renovation of houses from different eras 
Weathertight 98
Building basics for making homes weathertight 
Tools 38
Explore our range of interactive tools and resources 
The risk of an earthquake when building
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Understanding all the features of a site, using and protecting the best, and minimising the impact of the worst. New Zealand is divided into four earthquake risk zones for the purpose of determining the bracing requirements of buildings to resist earthquakes. Earthquake zones ...
http://www.level.org.nz/site-analysis/hazards/earthquake-risk/
The risk of flood when building
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Understanding all the features of a site, using and protecting the best, and minimising the impact of the worst. Floods can be devastating. Flooding in Edgecumbe in 2017, for example, destroyed over a dozen houses and left a dozen more permanently uninhabitable. Flood risk will determine whether and...
http://www.level.org.nz/site-analysis/hazards/flood-risk/
Landslides slumbs and erosion risks when building
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Understanding all the features of a site, using and protecting the best, and minimising the impact of the worst. Landslides, slumps and soil erosion can undermine a building structure. The risk is likely to be high where the site: has been substantially altered through earthworks or removal of...
http://www.level.org.nz/site-analysis/hazards/landslides-slumps-and-erosion/
Culture and heritage protection when building
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Understanding all the features of a site, using and protecting the best, and minimising the impact of the worst. Heritage protection is required to preserve the culture, heritage and local character of the country for future generations. Heritage buildings must be maintained and adapted for changing needs such...
http://www.level.org.nz/site-analysis/culture-and-heritage/
Identifying hazards on a building site
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Understanding all the features of a site, using and protecting the best, and minimising the impact of the worst. Potential hazards may be the result of human activity, such as contamination and pollution, and natural hazards, such as storms, floods, earthquakes, geothermal activity, landslides and erosion, tsunamis and...
http://www.level.org.nz/site-analysis/hazards/
Chemical contamination and pollution on a building site
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Understanding all the features of a site, using and protecting the best, and minimising the impact of the worst. Contamination of a site may occur from past industrial, horticultural or agricultural activity. Typical examples of contaminated sites are when: pesticides and herbicides were manufactured or stored fertilisers were...
http://www.level.org.nz/site-analysis/hazards/contamination-and-pollution/
Analysing the features of a building site
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Understanding all the features of a site, using and protecting the best, and minimising the impact of the worst. Understanding the site is the first step towards designing or substantially renovating a house that will minimise its impact on the environment, minimise the use of resources and be...
http://www.level.org.nz/site-analysis/
News Archive
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Work is underway to develop an ecolabel specification for C&D waste management. The intention is to help reduce the amount of construction and demolition waste going to landfills. The work is being done by The New Zealand Ecolabelling Trust, which administers the Environmental Choice New Zealand (ECNZ) ecolabel...
http://www.level.org.nz/news-items/news-archive/
News Items
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Consultations have opened on the biggest change to building laws in over a decade. The Ministry of Business, innovation and Employment (MBIE) published a discussion paper on 16 April. The paper outlines areas of concern in the industry and possible changes. They fall into 5 key...
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